Wow. I'm amazed at such an optimistic take.
Yes anything can happen and yes I am also excited to see the future of this year's freshmen class.
But NEXT year the team being better than this one? That feels like both a super-rosey view of that group's potential and an out-and-out inditement of this year's squad.
If we are lucky, the program will bring back 3 of tonight's starters next season. Realistically it may only be 1. Not to mention also losing the first 3 guys off the bench. And as good as the underclassmen may be, they'll still be inexperienced with Hughes being the only one to maybe get significant minutes when all is said and done this year.
Ford or no Ford, finishing in the top 5-6 of the A10 next year will probably be a successful campaign.